As the field of family business matures, research increasingly focuses on actors outside the
owner family. The most important non-family member a family firm can hire is arguably a non …

This literature review analyzes studies that deal with the meanings that consumers form
about firms' family nature. Through the analysis of 83 papers, we highlight the importance of …

Against the backdrop of the current Covid-19 pandemic and the related world economic
crisis, we reflect on the role of the business family as a pivotal resource in family firm crisis …

Research Summary Is moderate distinctiveness optimal for performance? Answers to this
question have been mixed, with both inverted U and U‐shaped relationships being argued …

Building upon social capital theory, this study investigates to what extent board openness to
non-family directors affects family firm internationalization. We suggest that board …

Abstract Research Summary The optimal distinctiveness literature highlights a fundamental
trade‐off in product positioning within market categories: Products should be distinct to …

Optimal distinctiveness–being both'similar to'and'different from'peers–is an important
imperative of organizational life and represents a common research question of …

This study replicates and extends the meta-analyses on family firm performance by O'Boyle
et al.(2012). Based on the empirical findings of 1095 primary studies from 61 countries, we …

In this study, we examine the effect of cultural long-term orientation on the likelihood of
adopting more family-intensive governance arrangements (FGAs) and the impact on firm …

In proposing a scale to solve the “family business definition dilemma” in 2002, the F-PEC
scale sparked considerable interest and research in our field, particularly at a time when …